March 12, 2014

Acoustic Cloaking Device Hides Objects from Sound


Duke engineers build world’s first 3-D acoustic cloaking device

Using little more than a few perforated sheets of plastic and a staggering amount of number crunching, Duke engineers have demonstrated the world’s first three-dimensional acoustic cloak. The new device reroutes sound waves to create the impression that both the cloak and anything beneath it are not there.